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Australian backcourt star completes an outbreak against the Philippines. Does he have a chance to attack the NBA in the future?

12:54am, 14 August 2025【Basketball】

In the previous quarter-finals of the men's basketball team in the Asian Cup, Australia defeated the Philippines 84-60. After this game, Australia successfully advanced to the semi-finals, and they will compete with the winners between Iran and Chinese Taipei for a finals; while the Philippines was eliminated.

In this game, the performance of Australia's starting and backcourt star Owen Foxwell was quite outstanding. Foxwell played 21 minutes and 50 seconds in the game, made 6 of 12 shots and 3 of 6 from outside the three-point line, and obtained the highest score of the team of 15 points plus 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. There was also 1 turnover and 3 fouls, and the plus and negative value reached the highest +23 in the game. Foxwell showed comprehensive scoring ability on the offensive end, and he also seized the opportunity to get a lot of points, and his offensive efficiency was also quite good. Foxwell has also shown certain passing ability and organizational ability, and he can also play some role on the defensive end. Foxwell's performance in this game can be regarded as both offense and defense, and has also improved significantly compared to the previous games. This is also an important factor in the team's ability to easily defeat their opponents.

Since the start of the Asian Cup, Foxwell has averaged 21.4 minutes in the first four games, with averaging 8.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 0.8 steals, 1.8 turnovers and 3 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 40%, a three-point shooting percentage of 37.5%, and a free throw percentage of 50%, with a plus-minus average of +13.8. In fact, Foxwell's performance in the first three games was very average. None of his scores exceeded 10 points. He struggled a bit on the offensive end, and he also had some problems in turnover control. In this knockout match, which cannot be missed, Foxwell's performance has improved significantly, and it can even be said to have become the best player in the team, which is indeed somewhat unexpected.

Foxwell was born in August 2003 and is about to turn 22 years old. He is 188cm tall and weighs 78kg. He is the undraft in this year's NBA draft. Foxwell has been playing for the Australian NBL team Southeast Melbourne Phoenix in recent seasons. In the NBL field last season, Fox made a total of 33 appearances, averaging 16.6 minutes per game, with averaging 8.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.6 turnovers and 2.5 fouls. His shooting percentage was 47.8%, his three-point shooting percentage was 41.5%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 78.5%. Foxwell's performance in the NBL are pretty good and is already an important rotation player for the team, and he can also play a full-scale role on the offensive end. Considering that he is still young, he should have a lot of room for improvement in the future. Foxwell should become an excellent player in the Asian arena, and he also has the opportunity to launch an attack on the NBA in the future.